Category: Arts & Culture

Sam Brooks is bringing back Riding in Cars with (Mostly Straight) Boys, this time with bestie Geordie Holibar (formerly of Shortland Street), and rising star, Tim Earl. I sat down with Brooks and Earl to talk about the play, and the intentions with the revival. Firstly, the play is about Kyle (Earl), who’s gay (if you hadn’t figured that […]

When I was first invited to the media screening of Stars in Her Eyes, I was rather sceptical: sure, there were some recognisable names, but some of the leads had no major credits to their name, plus it was filmed by students at Unitec. It wasn’t at all what I expected: it was definitely suited for […]

The small sleepy Irish town of Duneen is off the beaten track and moves to its own slow rhythms. But this all changes when human bones are discovered at a new housing development. For the locals who have spent their lives holding onto dreams, secrets and hopes, this discovery threatens the comfortable world they live […]

It’s not too often that the Civic gets filled up these days but the opening night of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert just about managed to fill both the stalls and the circle. Everyone has seen the movie – or an earlier show ­– but the latest production, on until 13 November, is still […]

You watched the movie, and when you heard that the new ASB Waterfront Theatre was going to put it on, you texted, tweeted and Facebook messaged all your friends. Well, the theatre is now open, and the musical itself is incredible. Before I leap into my review of the show itself, I just want to […]

If you’re aged between 13 and 19 and feeling the creativity bug bite, then enter InsideOUT’s multimedia art competition. There are three categories for you to unleash your ideas on: film, writing and art. You can even enter all categories, and multiple times (though InsideOUT would prefer if you entered a maximum of three times […]

Alok Vaid-Menon Friday 7 October Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Avenue Photos: Aatir Zaidi Alok travelled all the way from New York City to give their performance of ‘Giving Birth to Myself’ at Basement Theatre. With their eclectic mix of delivery, Alok’s themes hit hard and left the audience in awe.

2015’s winner, Carissa Sinclair, accepting her prize Entries are now open for the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest. First awarded in 2016, it replaces a previous contest, begun in 2014, by express. This year, there is a focus on specifically encouraging youth to enter. Andrew Rumbles, the contest administrator, explains, “with the support of The […]